Gypsy Magic by the Ferrè Brothers
Gypsies perform and travel from one place to another all over
Last May 30, at SM Cinema 1, people got a sample of that culture through the Ferrè Brothers’ stellar interpretation of Gypsy Jazz.
The Ferrè brothers, Boulou and Elios, have wowed audiences around the world with their authentic guitar style. And it was no different when they performed here in
Another thing that endeared the audience to the performance was the camaraderie between the two brothers. It was apparent that there was no competition between the two of them, only profound respect for each other. Both were also very perceptive of the audience. At one point, the audience clapped at Boulou’s solo performance and when the applause almost died, he simply waved his hands upward to encourage a stronger applause, which the audience happily obliged.
Boulou learned to play the guitar at the early age of seven and started performing at eight, with Elios closely following his older brother’s footsteps. Most of their musical influence comes from the legendary Django Reinhardt – a pioneer of Gypsy Jazz who can astonishingly produce chords with only two fingers. The Ferrè family (formerly known as Ferret) was a gypsy family, who finally settled in
True gypsies, the Ferrè Brothers surely left a mark in the hearts of Cebuanos after their all-too-brief visit.
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